Pharmacological modulation of fish-induced depth selection in D. magna: the role of cholinergic and GABAergic signalling

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 19407 - 12
• Main Authors: Bedrossiantz, Juliette, Fuertes, Inmaculada, Raldua, Demetrio, Barata, Carlos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 30.09.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/158/856; 631/443/376; Acetylcholine receptors (muscarinic); Agonists; Animal behavior; Animals; Antagonists; Behavior, Animal - drug effects; Central nervous system; Chemotaxis - drug effects; Cholinergic Agents - pharmacology; Crustaceans; Daphnia - metabolism; Dopamine receptors; Freshwater crustaceans; Freshwater fish; GABA Agents - pharmacology; Glutamatergic transmission; Humanities and Social Sciences; Kairomones; Metabolites; Mode of action; multidisciplinary; Neurotransmitters; Pheromones - metabolism; Phototaxis; Phototaxis - drug effects; Predation; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Signal transduction; γ-Aminobutyric acid A receptors

Animal behaviour is closely related to individual fitness, which allows animals to choose suitable mates or avoid predation. The central nervous system regulates many aspects of animal behaviour responses. Therefore, behavioural responses can be especially sensitive to compounds with a neurodevelopm...